bound hand and foot, tied hand and footexprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own."
(with hands and feet tied)
手脚被捆绑的 shǒu jiǎo bèi kǔn bǎng de
The kidnappers left him bound hand and foot in the trunk of the car.
绑匪将他的手脚捆绑起来,扔在汽车的后备箱里。
be bound hand and footv exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end."
figurative (inescapably obligated) (比喻)
被完全束缚的
被严格约束的
Every child is bound hand and foot by their parents' rules.